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Child & Adolescent
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Adult
Services
Adults,
ages eighteen and up are served on units providing a therapeutic
living environment. The average length of stay for adults
is nine days.
Adults
treated in UTHCPC’s inpatient program suffer from any
of the disorders:
- Bi-polar
or manic depression
- Schizophrenia
- Depression
or major depression
- Other
mental health disorders requiring inpatient care
The UTHCPC
Adult Program allows the treatment team to focus on the stabilization
of those in all levels of crisis, within a safe, secure, structured,
small group milieu.
Evaluation
services may include, when warranted:
- Psychiatric
evaluations
- Physical
examinations
- Blood
tests and EEGs
- Activity
therapy evaluations
- Learning
disabilities evaluations
- Neuropsychological
testing
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- Pharmacological
reviews
- Substance
abuse evaluations
- Neurological
consultations
- Psychosocial
assessments
- Structured
diagnostic interviews
- Psychological
testing
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Inpatient
program features on the Adult Services units include:
- Board
certified psychiatrist-directed treatment
- Multi-disciplinary
team approach, including psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists,
social workers, chaplains, dieticians, therapists and aides
- Continuum
of care providing inpatient care and out-patient referral
- Individualized
treatment plans
- Individual
and group therapy
- 24-hour
care
- Family
participation
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Overview